an indirect reference to something that the audience is likely to know about
inference
allusion
alliteration
simile
words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning or content
repetition
impact
inference
context
a humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
idiom
metaphor
simile
repetition of sounds at the end of words
alliteration
rhyme
metaphor
repetition
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
allusion
inference
repetition
alliteration
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
alliteration
hyperbole
repetition
personification
the use of words that imitate sounds
onomatopoeia
metaphor
allusion
simile
what is said is the opposite of what is meant (sarcasm)
hyperbole
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
when a reader or audience is aware of something that a character isn't
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
hyperbole
an outcome very different from what was expected
situational irony
personification
dramatic irony
verbal irony
